4-H Youth Development

Tioga County 4-H GROWS!

Enrollment is Open

for the 2025 - 2026 4-H Project Year in Tioga County 4-H

Click this link for the Enrollment Packet

2025-2026 Complete Enrollment Packet for Tioga County 4-H

Tioga County 4-H Membership Policies 2025 - 2026

  • Re-enroll from October 1, 2025 - February 1, 2026
  • New Enrollment is open year-round however March 1, 2026 is the deadline to participate fully at the
  • Tioga County Fair and some other 4-H activities.

    4-H CLUB MEMBER PARTICIPATION

    The 4-H program is designed to allow youth and parents to work together. Qualified, caring adults act as advisers, guides and mentors. 4-H youth strive to build knowledge, skills and positive attitudes. It is imperative that the 4-H youth complete their own work throughout all projects. 4-H youth are required to attend a minimum of six (6) 4-H Club meetings each year.

    4-H PROGRAM AGES

  • Cloverbuds: youth 5 years old as of January 1 of the current club year, and no older than 7
  • years as of January 1 of the current year.
  • Junior 4-H member: youth 8 - 13 years old as of January 1 of the current club year.
  • Senior 4-H member: youth 14 years old as of January 1 of the current club year, and no
  • older than 19 years as of January 1 of the current year.

    4-H PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

  • All youth from ages 5 to 18 as of January 1, 2025 are welcome to enroll.
  • Youth must be enrolled in the 4-H Program before the beginning of their selected project(s).
  • 4-H members must be under the guidance of a club leader, parent or project leader.
  • Parents are required to be at all meetings with their 4-H children.
  • 4-H members must turn in one completed project record book that contains quality records for
  • each completed 4-H project each year in order to receive credit for a completed 4-H year and completed 4-H projects. Project books are turned in 2 times a year. First at the county fair and then completed by September 15th in order to receive credit for a completed 4-H year and completed 4-H projects.

    4-H COUNTY FAIR PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS

  • 4-H members must have participated in and documented six (6) educational experiences
  • during the club year. Educational experiences include: club meetings, state events (i.e., Animal Crackers, March Dog Madness, etc.), and county workshops/ clinics.
  • 4-H members must also have completed all trainings, evaluations or clinics that are required for their specific project (i.e., horse evaluations, dog classes, shooting sports training classes, workshops, etc.).
  • Project books must be entered via Fair Entry to be judged at the Tioga County Fair in order
  • for a youth to participate in any way at the Tioga County Fair.

    Links for the 2025 County Fair

    NYS Animal Health Requirements for Admission to NYS & County Fairs

    2025 4-H Project Book with Market Animal Insert Fillable PDF Format

    2025 4-H Project Book with Market Insert Not Fillable

    2025 4-H Horse Project Record Book

    2025 Additional 4-H Project Summary Sheets for project record books

    2025 Animal Science Rulebook for County Fair

    2025 Youth Building Project Rulebook

    2025 Tioga County Fair Schedule

    2025 Pork Chop BBQ Flyer

    Youth Livestock Auction Bryans Beef Cut Sheet

    Youth Livestock Auction- Bryans Pork Cut Sheet

    Youth Livestock Maple Creek Poultry Processing Link

    Clover Cafe Volunteer Sign Up

    Camping Agreement for Tioga County Fair 2025

    Species Specific Showing Information

    Rabbit Showmanship Score Card

    Are you interested in Animal Science shows and contests at the NYS Fair? Here are the resources to help you! REMEMBER THE DEADLINE TO ENTER THE NYS FAIR is AUGUST 2.

    Robyn Estrella our 4-H Lead is happy to help you with NYS Details too. rle27@cornell.edu

    NYS Fair Animal Science Shows and Contests Master Schedule

    NYS 4-H Horse

    NYS Fair 4-H Horse Rule Book

    NYS Youth Dairy

    NYS Fair Youth Swine

    NYS Fair Youth Beef

    NYS Fair Youth Poultry

    NYS Fair Youth Poultry Science Contest

    NYS Fair Youth Goat Show

    NYS Fair Youth Rabbit Show

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    Green and Black Minimalist Animated Business Advertising Mobile Video by Robyn Estrella

    Our Tioga County 4-H youth have gained a world of experience while raising your best meat! 

    The market animals benefit too! They live a life being loved and well cared for. Youth learn that providing ideal living conditions will reduce stress and aid in digestion, which in turn produces the best quality animal products. Keeping animals cool, well hydrated and clean are all part of the daily routine of raising quality 4-H market animals. Determining which feed will produce the best meat. while maintaining optimal animal health is a large part of a successful 4-H Market Animal Project.

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    2025 Livestock Auction Schedule 

    4:30pm Market Animal Preview and an opportunity to meet the youth raisers. 

    5:30pm 4-H Herdsman and Pen Decorating Awards

    6:00pm The Youth Livestock Auction Begins

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    Contact

    Robyn Estrella
    Youth Resource Educator (4-H, Families)
    rle27@cornell.edu
    607-659-5694

    Last updated October 7, 2025